Full List of Awarded Grants - Summa Health System

Full List of Awarded Grants for the Center for Cardiopulmonary Research
Cognitive Impairment and Self-management in Adults with Heart Failure: Principal Mary Dolansky PhD, Joel Hughes
PhD, Joe Redle MD. Funded $2.8 million over 4 years Study began Summer 2010
Joel Hughes, PhD. Ignite Study $50, 000 Ohio Board of Regents funded IRB approved. Subjects currently being recruited
and data collected 2009
Matthew Krauza, MD, Joel Hughes, PhD John Gunstad, PhD Thomas Alexander, MD Jim Rosneck RN, MS Donna
Waechter, PhD Rachael J. Pohle-Krauza, Ph.D., R.D., L.D. Michele L. McCarroll, Ph.D Cognition, Heath and Inflammation
in Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CHIPR) Funded Project Grant 2009 Amount Requested: $43,951.00 Amount Awarded:
$43,951.00
Matthew Krauza, MD, Jim Rosneck, RN, MS, Michele McCarroll, Ph.D., Rachael Pohle-Krauza, Ph.D., RD, LD. The Effect of
Portable Oxygen Delivery System (POD’s) on Energy Expenditure and Oxygen Consumption in Patients enrolled in
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Funded Foundation Project Grant. September 2008 Amount Requested: $32,022.00 Amount
Awarded: $32,022.00
Dr. John Gunstad of Kent State University and Summa’s Center for Cardiovascular Research
has recently been awarded a $2.6 million National Institute of Health grant to investigate whether participation in
cardiac rehabilitation improves neurocognitive outcomes in older adults with heart failure. (2008)
Cognitive Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Heart Failure: John Gunstad Ph.D. Joel Hughes Ph.D, Jim Rosneck BSN,
MS, NIH funded $2.7 million over 4 years. Study Approved. Data collection to begin fall, 2008
Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Twenty Year Perspective of Patient Demographics and Temporal Trends Rosneck, James, BSN,
MS. A Summa Foundation funded project $8,500. 2008
Jim Rosneck, RN, MS, Donna Waechter, Ph.D., Ahlam Salameh, BS, Joe Redle, MD Cardiac Rehabilitation Ramped Tread
Mill Graded Exercise Protocol Funded $5001.50 Foundation Project Grant 2008.
Carrie Scotto, RN, Ph.D., Jim Rosneck, RN. MS. Effects of Action Control Based Intervention on Adherence to Prescribed
Diet and Exercise after Completing Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. On-going project funded by University new faculty
start-up grant $5000. (2007)
Dr. Joel Hughes, Psychology Department, Kent State University, has been awarded a federally funded project entitled
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for High Blood Pressure (R21 AT002698-01 A2), which is called the “SMiLE Study”
for advertising and recruiting purposes. The SMiLE study is an investigation of mindfulness meditation to treat prehypertension,
and was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine for $545,000 over 2
years 2006
Dr. John Gunstad, Psychology Department, Kent State University, has received a $60,000 grant from the Ohio Board of
Regents to fund a study which will be implemented through the Institute. Smart Heart Study: Cognitive Benefits of

Cardiac Rehabilitation The study will examine possible mechanisms for improved cognitive performance in cardiac
rehabilitation participants.
James Rosneck, R.N., M.S., (2006) received a $12,500 grant from the Summa Foundation for Healthy Communities,
Tobacco Settlement Fund Grant Award.
Scotto, C., McClusky, C. (2006). The effect of earplugs on subjective response to sleep for patients in the intensive care
unit On-going project funded by the Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital Patient Care Research Committee $1000.
James Rosneck, R.N., M.S., has received an $8,500 grant from the Summa Foundation for Healthy Communities, Tobacco
Settlement Fund Grant Award for 2005.
Ohio Board of Regents: Depression, inflammation, and vagal function among patients in
phase-II cardiac rehabilitation Funded $48,000 2 years Principal Investigator: Joel
Hughes
Ohio Board of Regents Development of interdisciplinary, translational
research model Funded $50,000 1 year Co-Investigators: Joel Hughes, John Johnson
James Rosneck, R.N., M.S., has received a $15,000 grant from the Foundation for Healthy Communities, Tobacco
Settlement Fund Grant Award for 2002.